NIST “Terrorists” Abandon Paperless Touchscreens
The Technical Guidelines Developement Committee(TGDC), which was created by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) to advise the federal Election Assistance Committee(EAC), has proposed an improvement in voting machine design. Yesterday they said–unanimously–that elections must not depend on software.
They propose that any voting equipment that gets certified under the 2008 standards must have a paper trail or some other safety feature that is not based on software. They said you can never be sure about software. They must be terrorists!
The proposed change must go through a public comment period, if the EAC agrees to adopt the TGDC’s advice